Any info on this site about At&t mobile broadband cards?

wyclefcupcake · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 16

I was looking at At&t broadband cards because
1)verizon 5gb sucks

2)i have sprint now and it works sometimes but not all the time like it should as it was shown in the map online

I was wondering if they could use the antenna attachments and other things? anyone have any knowledge about this? and about their models that they sell? i see one by sierra and one by Option GT, whatever that is

thanks!

Alex · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:08 pm Post subject:

AT&T does not use "EVDO" technology... there won't be much about AT&T on EVDOforums or EVDOinfo.

3Gstore does carry antennas and such for AT&T cards.

for instance, for the Option GT 3.6 ExpressCard:
http://3gstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=90

for the Sierra Wireless 881U USBConnect USB modem:
http://3gstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=105

you'll see more devices listed under categories on http://3gstore.com

rickey318 · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject:

I seen that AT&T has a limit on there BW as well. But, they don't charge a fee you just get cut off. Sad

wyclefcupcake · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 16

i guess their website is misleading then,

they say they offer 3g but this is what it says on their website:

The AT&T 3G network uses HSDPA/UMTS technology (High Speed Downlink Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System), which makes it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless services. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. That means you can talk and use the Internet at the same time. How's that for multitasking?

i however think i would be in the EDGE only area, and this is what it says on their website:

EDGE is a third-generation, high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology. It's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services including video and music clips, full picture & video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the move.
Prevalence

In areas where the 3G network is not available, customers will continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, when coverage is available.

The AT&T EDGE network is available in more than 13,000 cities and towns and in areas along 40,000 miles of highways. It provides average data speeds between 75-135Kbps.

Now i was reading up a little on this EDGE thing and people say that the latency is really bad, does anyone have any experience with this?

I guess I am just really frustrated. I have the wilson amp, and the wilson externally mounted antenna. I have done everything i possibly can and I will be just randomly browsing the internet and all of the sudden my sprint card will just 'disconnect' and it will act like the card was unplugged from the computer and then plug back in.

It does the same thing in my cradlepoint router, in fact, it is even worse when it is in the cradlepoint router.

If anyone has any info on any of this i would appreciate it.

thanks

widgetman101 · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 153

AT&T's edge network is the equivalent of Verizon/Sprint 1xRtt networks. When I'm on 1xRtt (Edge) my google pings are around 300-350ms. It feels slow since the pings are so high.

If you are in a area with HSDPA get it. Its better than Verizon and Sprints networks as far as speeds. Problem is its no where close to the coverage of them.

AT&T also has a flat 5GB cap. Feel free to look at there data plans and you'll see it listed there. Should have hopped on the wagon sooner because your stuck with a 5GB cap now unless you want overages. Although in the case of AT&T I heard they just terminate you if you go over your limit.

1xRtt (Edge) is fast enough to stream XM off say AIM but it's not fast enough to buffer Youtube or Music videos.

Before I got my Antenna and Amp I was stuck on the slower side of the network and here are the download speeds I got with it. I should note if you want to do any type of gaming 1xRtt will not work. Ping times are to high. Less then satellite but worse than dial up.

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 133 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 1024 kB)
Download Speed is:: 16 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2008/04/16 - 3:48pm
Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 64 sec
Tested from a 1024 kB file and took 63.088 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 15.41 % of your hosts average (myvzw.com)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-34OPBM9R2
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3 [!]

wyclefcupcake · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 16

well at&t isnt going to work for me either then.

wow why do i have so many problems with this #*($(*#$. i am in the coverage area and i purchased an antenna, drilled a hole through my house, mounted it on the top of the roof. i also bought that wilson amplifier. and then i have all of that running and i STILL drop connection all the time.

i just dont #$(*(#$*$#ing get it

waynefoutz · EVDO Junkie Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 222